The Somerset reporter., 1887-10-26
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Maine Farmers Almanacs for 1888 al
Bixby Bucks.
Tickets to Kerry Cow have been pac.
ed at 25, So & 90 cents
A fine assortment of silk umbrellas at
Chas Murphy's.
The date of Thanksgiving Day is al
ready looked for by many.
good many pretty goods are being
opened at Colbys this week.
The line storm, sometime over due, put
in an appearance Friday last
f. F. Good vim is reading law in the
office of Walton & Walton.
A full line of children's scarlet under
wear just received at 0rdway's
Mrs F. E. Boothby, of Portland. was
in town for day the past week.
Mr.. John Starbird, wife, and child left
Monday morning for Elslnore, Cal.
Miss Keefe will return from New York
and Boston, about Thursday of this week.
4 N. Merrill, esq, attended the Stain
Cromwell hearing at Dexter, last Satur-
day.
Mrs L. II. Webb and Miss Mida are
soon to leave for Kansas to pass the win
ter months.
Job lot heavy all wool flannel lined
vests only ,G5 each. At Holbrook &
Halves.
The Universalist society are talking up
fair to be held in Coburn Hall in De-
cember.
Those pushes at King & Wards help
out wonderfully in planning Christmas
gifts.
White & Wildes have had the largest
sales on Plush Garments so far this year
that they have ever had.
Z. F. Goodwin went to St John, N. b.
on Tuesday in response to telegram ask
ing his, assistance in ball game,
c. +. Jones of this place, is auditing
the accounts of the Wesserunsett Wooden
Mill, preparatory to rendering their annu
al statement
White & WildeS have two lots of 80 cts.
dress goods which they have just got in
and are selling for 30 and 80 cts. 3G and
3s inches wide.
The painters and carriage makers are
busy on winter work. and some of the
days we have had convince us that they
are none to forebanded
The crew in the employ of F. B. Hesel
ton, with machine and one pair of horses,
threshed In the six days of last week 1891
bushels of grain, moving in the mean
time three times.
The early freight Mon lay, had two
double deck cars of sheep, the property
of Frank Thompson of Skowhegan, and
Manley Holt of Pishon's Ferry, and one
car of dressed meat.
The employees of the wooden mill will
begin working on their winter schedule
Monday next, beginning at later hour
in the morning and closing work for the
week Saturday afternoons at o'clock.
Messrs. Holbrook & Halves and Chas.
Murphy have added several figures for
the successful display of readymade
suits, which will help not a little in ar
ranging their show windows tastcfully.
Mr.. J. +. Turner of Deering, was In
town last week. He has lately returned
from Southern California where he pur-
chased some real estate and where he ex
poets to spend the winter with his family,
Fifteen members of the sophomore
class of our high school made pedestri
an tour to Norridgewock one afternoon
last week, making the distance each way
In one and one-half hours. We wager
they did not lack for fun on the journey.
r. W. Haines, the successful proprietor
of Hotel Coburn, has purcha ed with 9TH
ers Johns Island, near Pemaquid. This
is one of the most attractive islands on
the Maine coast and Mine Host Haines,
will probably have a fine resort hotel
there before another summer
We have received the "Maine Farmers
Almanac" with the compliments of Blk
by & Buck. This Indispensable annual is
meeting with larger sales year by year,
which is evidence of its deservedly in
creasing favor with the public Pub
lshed by c. E. Nash, Augusta, Me.
We are informed that r. W. Brown and
f. 0. Head have shipped over the Grand
Trunk r. r. to the Watertown market
l., H.. IN An,
gust, all bought in Canada. They are
about to begin shipping from this station,
having some 1000 already purchased to be
shipped in November.
The concert at the Universalist church
last Saturday evening was attended by a
large and appreciative audience, every
member of the programme being gener-
ously encored. We will not 60 into de-
tails, but all who attended were highly
pleased. A collection was taken at the
close to defray necessary expenses.
We give in our extra sheet this week, a
brief review of building operations and
improvements in our town, during the
season past. 1t is very respectable
showing for an off year. We have in
view, to look over the grounds about res
licences and note what has been done in
that direction, during the season now
drawing to close.
Many people have heard of Wild Rice
but few in this part of the Countr! have
ever seen 1t. 1t Is the great food of wild
ducks and geese, and grows in the west
and northwest; MIR. G. B. Fairgrieves
got some 10 bushels from north of Lake
Superior. He got 1t for his own use, but
will spare small part of 1t. Every one
interested in wild ducks, should get some
to plant before the ponds freeze up, as
the fall Is the time to plant it. You may
see some Of the seed In Fairgrieves' win.
LON e.